Dr. Alex Amaechi Ugwuja
Dr. Alex Amaechi Ugwuja is a SENIOR LECTURER in HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES Department, Faculty Of Arts in Nnamdi Azikiwe University
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Staff Profile
Alex Amaechi Ugwuja is in international relations and security studies. His research also deals on international economic relations as well as cultural and intellectual history.
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Address: | History And International Studies, Faculty Of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. |
Faculty/Unit: | FACULTY OF ARTS |
Department/Sub-Unit: | HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES |
Social Profiles
Interest Areas
Academic Qualifications
| Degrees / Basic Certificates | |
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| 1 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. (Doctor of Philosophy, October, 2017) September, 2013 to September, 2017 PhD/International Studies History |
| 2 | National Teachers' Institute, Kaduna. (Post-Graduate Degree, July, 2015) January, 2014 to December, 2014 PGDE Postgraduate Diploma |
| 3 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. (Master Degree, June, 2013) October, 2010 to June, 2013 MA, Diplomatic History Diplomatic History |
| 4 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. (Bachelor Degree, July, 2009) October, 2005 to July, 2009 BA. History And International Studies |
Relevant/Working Experience
| 1 | Project Manager, EAP1418 January, 2022 to September, 2022 |
| 2 | Lecturer I, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka March, 2019 to Present |
| 3 | Lecturer I, Edo University, Iyamho (Now Edo State University University, Uzarihue August, 2018 to March, 2019 |
| 4 | Assistant Lecturer/Lecturer II, Paul University, Awka October, 2013 to August, 2018 |
Creative Output
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| 1 | Alex Amaechi Ugwuja, Chimdi Chukwukere. (2021, June), "Trade Protectionism And Border Closures In Nigeria: The Rice Economy In Perspective", Faculty of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Vol. 21, (Issue 1), pp 78-106 |
| 2 | Olivia Amaka Ochiawuto and Alex Amaechi Ugwuja. (2021, September), "IGBO SOCIO-CULTURAL VIEWS AGAINST FEMINIST ABORTION RIGHTS’ ADVOCACY: WHOSE RIGHT TO LIFE IS SUPREME?", Professor Ezenwa-Ohaeto Journal of Gender and Sexuality Studies |
| 3 | Alex Amaechi Ugwuja. (2020, October), "Ashley Jackson, Of Islands, Ports And Sea Lanes: Africa And The Indian Ocean During The Second World", Journal of African Military History, Vol. 4, (Issue 1), pp 164-165 |
| 4 | Ngozi Ojiakor, Alex Amaechi Ugwuja. (2020, October), "The Igbo In Nigeria: Human Rights Abuses And The Question Of Restitution”, 1967-2002", Department of History and International Studies, Vol. 1, (Issue 1) |
| 5 | Alex Amaechi Ugwuja. (2020, September), "Vigilante Outfits And Security In Nigeria: The Anambra State Situation, 1999-2015", Institute of African Studies University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Vol. 2, (Issue 1) |
| 6 | Alex Amaechi Ugwuja. (2020, October), "BIAFRAN ARMS, VIOLENT CRIME AND SOCIAL (DIS) ORDER IN POSTWAR NIGERIA, 1970-201", Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria, Vol. 29, pp 74-99 |
| 7 | Alex Amaechi Ugwuja and Jude Emeka Onyishi. (2020, August), "FEMALE POLITICAL PROTESTS IN COLONIAL AND POST-COLONIAL NIGERIA: THE ABEOKUTA WOMEN’S REVOLT AS A FRAMEWORK, 1945-1999", Professor Ezenwa-Ohaeto Journal of Gender and Sexuality Studies, Vol. 1, (Issue 1), pp 42-43 |
| 8 | Alex Amaechi Ugwuja. (2018, October), "Biafra’s Arms Challenge And The Politics Of Weapons Procurement, 1967-1970”", Department of History and International Studies, University of Ilorin. |
| 9 | Alex Amaechi Ugwuja. (2018, July), "The United States’ Africa Command (AFRICOM) and Africa’s Security in the Twenty-First Century", Renaissance University Journal of Management and Social Sciences, Vol. 4, (Issue 1), pp 61-88 |
| 10 | Alex Amaechi Ugwuja. (2018, May), "‘At Daggers Drawn’: History, Political Science and the ‘Soul’ of International Relations Discourse in Nigeria", Faculty of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Vol. 19, (Issue 1), pp 149-167 |
| 11 | Nkechi Rotimi, Kanayo L. Nwadialor, Alex Amaechi Ugwuja. (2016, June), "NIGERIAN PENTECOSTAL CHURCHES AND THEIR PROSPERITY MESSAGES: A SAFEGUARD AGAINST POVERTY IN NIGERIA? 1980 – 2014", Mgbakoigba: Journal of African Studies, Vol. 5, (Issue 6), pp 10-22 |
| 12 | Alex Amaechi Ugwuja, Douglas Ikechukwu Obike. (2016, May), "Kidnapping and Hostage-Taking in Anambra State of Nigeria: Socio-Economic and Security Costs, 2007-2013", COOU Journal of Arts and Humanities, Vol. 3, pp 3 |
| 13 | Alex Amaechi Ugwuja, Ikechukwu Douglas Obike. (2016, June), "Kidnapping And Hostage-Taking In Anambra State Of Nigeria: Security And Socio-Economic Costs, 2007-2013", Faculty of Arts, Chukwuemeka Odimegwu University, Igbariam |
| 14 | Austin Uchechukwu Igwe and Alex Amaechi Ugwuja. (2015, May), "The United States and Global Agenda‐Setting on Security: An Assessment of the Impact of the ‘Bush Doctrine’ on the International System, 2002 – 2012", International Journal of Research |
| 15 | Alex Amaechi Ugwuja, Bruno Collins Ibekilo, Chukwunonso Ekesiobi2. (2015, June), "Selective Cooperation in the Global South: Implications for Nigeria’s International Economic Relations, 2000-2010", Research on Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol. 5, (Issue 10), pp 20-35 |
| 16 | Constance Aharanwa, Kelechi Ubaku and Alex Amaechi Ugwuja. (2014, September), "Appraising the Encrustations of Globalization on Igbo Culture", Journal of Nigerian Languages and Culture, Vol. 15, (Issue 1), pp 29-44 |
Academic Leadership Qualities
| Editorships | |
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| 1 | Editor, "The Journal of Environment and Peace Building" (June, 2019) |
Relevant Events Attended
| Conferences | |
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| 1 | "Lagos Studies Association", (LSA), 7th June, 2022 to 15th June, 2022; Online |
| 2 | "African Studies of Association of Germany", (VAD), 22nd May, 2022 to 26th May, 2022; Physical |
| 3 | "The Historical Society of Nigeria", (Conference), 12th October, 2021 to 15th October, 2021; Physical |
| Workshop | |
| 1 | "Lagos Studies Association", (Lagos Studies Association Writing Retreat), 8th June, 2022 to 8th June, 2022; Physical |